Description

Bringing together the best of 000 and dreadnought body shapes, the Grand Performance GPC-16E is a forward-thinking acoustic for players who need outstanding versatility and modern features while still valuing traditional style. The Martin 16 Series specialises in this combination of vintage tonal characteristics and modern playing feel to get the best of both worlds, whether you’re performing live or recording.Unique shape crafted with stunning tonewoodsThe Grand Performance is a shape unique to Martin, marrying the smaller 000 body depth with the curvature of a dreadnought’s lower bout. The result is a guitar with a particularly articulate and nuanced mid-range while without sacrificing the power you get from a larger body acoustic. The spruce top adds excellent projection to the sound while the classy East Indian rosewood back and sides create a rich and deep bass.Other design features include a generous cutaway for access to the upper frets and a wide variety of playing styles – not just strumming cowboy chords. There’s also the scalloped X-bracing ensuring consistent resonance throughout the body and outstanding stability over time and as you travel with the GPC-16E.Contemporary feelA big benefit of the GPC-16E’s modern appointments is how effortless it feels to play. The modified low oval neck shape and a high performance taper as you travel up the fingerboard feels seamless – at no point do you feel like you’re fighting to fret any chords regardless of chord shape.Vintage style and pro-grade electronicsThe GPC-16E looks the part too in an understated traditional design boasting a luxurious ebony fretboard, tortoiseshell pickguard and the classy framing of antique white body binding and detailed rosette binding, sure to fit any style you’ve got going on.The L.R. Baggs electronics makes the J-16E an extremely versatile instrument for a quick, easy and great sounding setup when plugging into a PA system or laying down demo tracks hooked directly into an interface.Key FeaturesGrand Performance body with 000 depth and a cutaway for comfortable playing and upper-fret accessGloss spruce top with vintage tint and solid East Indian rosewood back and sidesLong 25.4″ scale length for added clarity and punchScalloped X-bracing for enhanced sustain and resonanceEbony fingerboard and bridge with Style 28 mother-of-pearl inlaysL.R. Baggs Element electronicsNickel open-gear tuners and faux tortoise pickguardSpecificationsNeckNeck material: Select HardwoodNeck shape: Modified Low OvalNeck taper: High Performance TaperNeck finish: SatinNeck colour: Dark MahoganyNeck joins body at: 14th fretScale length: 25.4″Number of frets: 20Fingerboard material: EbonyFingerboard inlay material: Mother of PearlFingerboard inlay style: Style 28Fingerboard width at nut: 1 3/4″Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2 1/8″Nut material: BoneHeadplate material: East Indian RosewoodHeadplate logo style: Script Old Style OverlayHeadstock shape: Solid with Square TaperBodyBody size: GP-14 Fret Cutaway (000 Depth)Top material: SpruceTop colour: Vintage TintTop finish: GlossTop inlay material: Black StripeBack material: East Indian RosewoodBack and sides colour: NaturalBack and sides finish: SatinBack inlay material: Black StripeSide material: East Indian RosewoodBinding: Antique WhiteRosette: Custom Multi-StripeBrace material: SpruceBrace shape: ScallopedBrace size: 5/16″Bracing pattern: X BraceConstruction: Simple Dovetail Neck JointHeelcap: Antique WhitePickguard: Faux TortoiseSide dots: WhiteHardware and electronicsElectronics: L.R. Baggs ElementBridge material: EbonyBridge style: Modern Belly – Drop-in SaddleBridge string spacing: 2 5/32″Bridge pin material: Black TUSQBridge pin dots: Mother of PearlSaddle material: BoneSaddle radius: 16″Tuning machines: Nickel Open GearKnobs: ButterbeanPlek’d: YesCase: Softshell